Pregnancy and parenting after thirty-five : mid life, new life / / Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa
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| Autore: |
Moore Michele
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| Titolo: |
Pregnancy and parenting after thirty-five : mid life, new life / / Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 618.2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Pregnancy in middle age |
| Childbirth in middle age | |
| Middle-aged mothers | |
| Altri autori: |
De CostaCaroline <1947->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-277) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: PLANNING A PREGNANCY; 1. Thinking about Pregnancy; 2. Making Choices about Work; 3. Fathers, Partners, and Surrogate Fathers; Part Two: GETTING PREGNANT; 4. Natural Conception; 5. Assistance with Conception; 6. Assisted Reproductive Technology; 7. Medical Conditions That May Affect Pregnancy; 8. Pregnancy following Cancer and Precancer; 9. Other Roads to Motherhood; Part Three: BEING PREGNANT; 10. Screening for Chromosomal Abnormalities; 11. Prenatal Tests; 12. Miscarriage; 13. Termination of Pregnancy; 14. Lifestyle during Pregnancy |
| 15. Minor Maladies of Pregnancy 16. Pregnancy Month by Month; 17. Assessment of Fetal Well-being; 18. Problems That May Arise during Pregnancy; 19. Twin Pregnancy; Part Four: BIRTH; 20. The Process of Birth; 21. The Experience of Birth; 22. Pain Relief in Labor; 23. Problems That May Arise during Labor; 24. Operative Vaginal Delivery; 25. Cesarean Section; Part Five: AFTER THE BIRTH; 26. Going Home with Your Baby; 27. Breastfeeding; 28. Being an Older Parent; Appendices; A. Drugs and Other Substances That Are Harmful to the Fetus | |
| B. Drugs and Chemicals NOT Shown to Be Harmful to the Pregnant Woman or Fetus C. Body Mass Index Table; D. Caffeine Content of Common Sources; E. Iron-rich Foods; F. Calcium-rich Foods; G. The Loss of a Baby; H. Summary of Medical Tests; Glossary; | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | One of the few books devoted to prospective mothers over thirty-five, this one includes information on surrogacy, adoption, and the first few months of being a new mother. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Pregnancy and parenting after thirty-five |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-8914-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826653503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Johns Hopkins Press health book.